Port profile · SGSIN
Singapore
Singapore is a large natural coastal harbour on the Strait of Malacca, in Singapore. Its UN/LOCODE is SGSIN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Singapore offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Singapore
What members see for Singapore, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Singapore, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Singapore right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Singapore day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Singapore and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Singapore offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Singapore, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
Port state control at Singapore
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Singapore, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 12% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 7.0 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Singapore, and what was found.
Ports near Singapore
Other Singapore ports on the same stretch of coast.
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Questions about Singapore
What is the UN/LOCODE of Singapore?
The UN/LOCODE of Singapore is SGSIN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Singapore?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Singapore as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Singapore?
Yes. Singapore offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Singapore have a dry dock?
Yes. Singapore has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Singapore a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Singapore.
How many port state control inspections are there in Singapore?
17 port state control inspections were recorded in Singapore in 2025, and 2 of them ended in a detention.
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